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Maurice Timothy Reidy, Deputy Editor in Chief

Maurice Timothy Reidy joined America's staff in October 2006 and served as online editor before becoming executive editor and now deputy editor in chief. Tim helps direct America’s daily news coverage and currently edits the magazines Ideas section. He is also an occasional on-air host of “America This Week” on SiriusXM. Before joining America he worked at the Hartford Courant, a newspaper in Connecticut, and Commonweal magazine. In addition to writing for America, he has contributed to The New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. He has been interviewed about the Catholic Church on WNYC in New York, ABC, Bloomberg TV and other media outlets. Tim also serves on the board of directors of Jesuit Refugee Service USA.

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Articles by Maurice Timothy Reidy
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FaithAdvent Reflections
In gloomy times, God is still the light
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for the First Friday of Advent.
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Review: When grammar becomes a religion
Maurice Timothy Reidy
For the title sisters in ‘The Grammarians,’ words are much more than words, and the rules that govern them must be upheld with a believer’s zeal.
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A Martha’s Vineyard mystery from Richard Russo
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A detective story is not what we have come to expect from Russo, who generally operates at the same, easy-going speed as his male protagonists.
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Review: The feuding fathers of the Democratic Party
Maurice Timothy Reidy
Both sons of New York, Alfred E. Smith and Franklin Roosevelt were close political allies. Until the national Democratic convention of 1932.
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Is this the end of classic rock?
Maurice Timothy Reidy
Steven Hyden says he is not a religious person, but he is fervently devoted to the music that he grew up with.
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Flannery O’Connor and the Catholic editor who nurtured her career
Maurice Timothy Reidy
Patrick Samway draws from letters to paint a picture of an editor and a writer who rarely met in person but who nonetheless forged a close bond.
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The Prim Presbyterian: the life of Woodrow Wilson
Maurice Timothy Reidy
Wilson's strong moral streak proved to be his greatest asset and his greatest failing.
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Touring literary Dublin with Benjamin Black
Maurice Timothy Reidy
John Banville has few kind words for the church of his youth, but he is good company nonetheless.
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Joe Biden suffered a father’s greatest loss, yet he still has hope.
Maurice Timothy Reidy
Joe Biden’s deep love for his son is evident on every page of ‘Promise Me.’
Video
The Vision of Vatican II
Maurice Timothy Reidy
Ladislas Orsy, S.J., talks with about the vision of Vatican II and how Catholics can help implement it today.